The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-07-28
COUNTY LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDING8 OF THO BOARD or
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MOBILES
COUNTY. MINN00OTA.
AUDITORS OFFICE.

H. Denton. 8. b. Bedford. O. g. Melick. Richard
O'Hearn and j. A. Town chairman.
Minutes of last meeting read and ordered %.
proved.
Daniel ROhrer, attorney, presented trans
cript Of judgment In the supreme court against
Mobiles county, b. II. Goldschmidt, plaintiff. Tor
the sum Of $iOs5.60. and interest from June 26eh.
1856, total due. 9ll67.sa He asked for IN order
on the county treasury for that amount Also
suggested that tax should be levied to pro-
vide for payment thereof at future time. (This
suit had been brought to enforce reiundlng Of
taxes on a tax sale which had been declared
void by decree OF court, taxes Of ls75 and 1S.&
On NJ. f. church lots, village OF WorthinGton.)
The auditor was directed 10 draw . refund.
Ing order for the amount claimed In favor Of b.
NJ. Gcldschmidt, and charge the same to the
different funds In proportion ~ amounts which
each had received from payment of said taxes.
Said order to be delivered On receipt Of satisiac-
ton OF said Judgment
The petition for county road from Northing.
ton village to Hersey was taken up for nnal &C.
tlon, and on receipt of transcript and plat Of
survey by ". d. Smith, county surveyor, said
road was ordered established ss petitioned for
In accordance with above. mentioned plat and
certificate.
Damages were assessed IS being justly due in
excess Of benefits, as follows:
For right Of way across section S. in town
1O2-39, ol5O
For right of way across section 80 in town
103-3'. 1i50
On all other lands crossed by said road bene-
fits were deemed equal to damages.
The county auditor was directed to make .
complete record thereof In the Book Of Records
of County Roads.
The petition for county road running north on
town line, Adrian to the north line of the coun-
ty. was reported iavorably by the committee
and was taken up for final action. Road runs
the entire distance on section lines, most of the
way already opened and Travelled. survey
was not required nor an assessment OF dam.
ages. rs none were claimed or likely to he
road be established as petitioned for. The aud
Of as required by law.
No. 10, commencing at the northeast corner Of
section %. town l0l. range u. thence west to
the southwest corner section II In the same
town. and to change said county road. begin
ming ut said northeast corner section u, thence
ter stake, east side OF said section q; thence
west on the center line OF said section a mile
to the village Of Ellsworth. was taken w for
final action. The Committee reported favOra-
bly,. 1t was therefore ordered that sail county
road be vacated. changed and established On the
new line Of route ~ petit.oued for. and being
on legal subdivisions Of sections. = survey Of
ihe new rOue was not deemed necessary.
Estimates for damages l" excess Of benefits
were made for right Oi way OH the southeast
quarter section ~. town lOl, range 49, and as
sesSed 1T -. On all other lands crossed by
said line "f road bencfits were d emed equal to
damages.
The auditor was directed to make proper rec
ord Of said vacation and change As iSrequired by
law.
On app icaion OF County Commissioner o.
tiea'n $50 WAS appropriated f'r work on the
new route, to be p:ld hen work is completed
O'ltcarl,.
Geo. T.. Nckay. Thos. Ferguson an: others pe-
tiionea fer material Tor a 4 font bridge on the
jackson Road between sections - and IS In l.O.
rain township. Fifty dollars allowed.
People Of Olney and Dcwald town fps petit
toned for material for - 100, bridge over the
AAt"'Hts"HI oCCWtcJl StCtSOuS anu III OllDey
township. s75 allowed.
Both these appropriations were made on con.
fliti'n that said bridges and the appI reaches |
thereto shall bc built Al the expense Of the IT,
slcctile towns. aid is only t. be paid Oh ccrtih.
Gates Of Commissioners Town and Bedford that |
said work has been fully completed as above |
Indicated.
The petition for new school district in the |
southeast one-f"u;th Ut Willmont township ~
(erred back to the petitioners for lack of certi6-
cate that majority Of each district affected |
thereby had signed the petition.
List of pers' nal property taxes Of 1885 unpaid
OH the first day Of June, 1887 amounting to
b.Sl, against - 'iifere.. persons. reported by
u. Anderson, sheriff. as taxes which he had not
been able to collect, was carefully examined and
taxes Of 81 Of them. amounting 10 $l3.9a, were
ordered cancelled as being uncollect;ble, On
The balance. amounting to ~l".S3, citations are
~ be issued.
Estimates were made for county expenses
Tor tile ensuing year a. follows:
For County Revenue fund, salaries, court
and Jail and Incidental expenses, tl1,C0O
For bounty OH g"phers and blackbirds, l,5O
For paying interest on county bonds, 2.ao
For roads and bridges, 1000
For support Of tue poor, l,SU
Iotar restimated expenses, &ls,5OO
Appropriations were made and taxes levied
Tor different funds and purposes as above speci